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Chapter 11 of Virginia of Elk Creek Valley is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"EVER VIGILANT" "There's no reason in the world why more than three of us should go back," said Virginia. "I know just exactly where she left it. It's on the table just back of the jars of raspberries. All right, Vivian, if you insist and are sure you're not too tired. It's all of six miles there and back, you know.
Chapter 11 of Virginia of Elk Creek Valley is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading “"I know just exactly where she left it.”
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “All right, Vivian, if you insist and are sure you're not too tired.”
Wide-mouthed cylindrical containers made of clay or glass, used for storing goods.
From this reading “It's on the table just back of the jars of raspberries.”
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “It's all of six miles there and back, you know.”
plural of “raspberry” — woody brambles bearing usually red but sometimes black or yellow fruits that separate from the receptacle when ripe and are rounder and smaller than blackberries
From this reading “It's on the table just back of the jars of raspberries.”
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “All right, Vivian, if you insist and are sure you're not too tired.”
carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger
From this reading “"EVER VIGILANT" "There's no reason in the world why more than three of us should go back," said Virginia.”
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading “"EVER VIGILANT" "There's no reason in the world why more than three of us should go back," said Virginia.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All right, Vivian, if you insist and are sure you're not too tired.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All right, Vivian, if you insist and are sure you're not too tired.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All right, Vivian, if you insist and are sure you're not too tired.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "EVER VIGILANT" "There's no reason in the world why more than three of us should go back," said Virginia.
at any time
From this reading "EVER VIGILANT" "There's no reason in the world why more than three of us should go back," said Virginia.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading "I know just exactly where she left it.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "EVER VIGILANT" "There's no reason in the world why more than three of us should go back," said Virginia.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know just exactly where she left it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading All right, Vivian, if you insist and are sure you're not too tired.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "EVER VIGILANT" "There's no reason in the world why more than three of us should go back," said Virginia.
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading All right, Vivian, if you insist and are sure you're not too tired.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I know just exactly where she left it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's on the table just back of the jars of raspberries.
Wide-mouthed cylindrical containers made of clay or glass, used for storing goods.
From this reading It's on the table just back of the jars of raspberries.
and nothing more
From this reading "I know just exactly where she left it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I know just exactly where she left it.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "I know just exactly where she left it.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading It's all of six miles there and back, you know.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "EVER VIGILANT" "There's no reason in the world why more than three of us should go back," said Virginia.
not any; not one
From this reading "EVER VIGILANT" "There's no reason in the world why more than three of us should go back," said Virginia.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading All right, Vivian, if you insist and are sure you're not too tired.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "EVER VIGILANT" "There's no reason in the world why more than three of us should go back," said Virginia.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It's on the table just back of the jars of raspberries.
plural of “raspberry” — woody brambles bearing usually red but sometimes black or yellow fruits that separate from the receptacle when ripe and are rounder and smaller than blackberries
From this reading It's on the table just back of the jars of raspberries.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading "EVER VIGILANT" "There's no reason in the world why more than three of us should go back," said Virginia.
precisely, exactly
From this reading All right, Vivian, if you insist and are sure you're not too tired.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "EVER VIGILANT" "There's no reason in the world why more than three of us should go back," said Virginia.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I know just exactly where she left it.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "EVER VIGILANT" "There's no reason in the world why more than three of us should go back," said Virginia.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading It's all of six miles there and back, you know.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading All right, Vivian, if you insist and are sure you're not too tired.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading It's on the table just back of the jars of raspberries.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "EVER VIGILANT" "There's no reason in the world why more than three of us should go back," said Virginia.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "EVER VIGILANT" "There's no reason in the world why more than three of us should go back," said Virginia.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It's all of six miles there and back, you know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "EVER VIGILANT" "There's no reason in the world why more than three of us should go back," said Virginia.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "EVER VIGILANT" "There's no reason in the world why more than three of us should go back," said Virginia.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading All right, Vivian, if you insist and are sure you're not too tired.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading All right, Vivian, if you insist and are sure you're not too tired.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "EVER VIGILANT" "There's no reason in the world why more than three of us should go back," said Virginia.
carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger
From this reading "EVER VIGILANT" "There's no reason in the world why more than three of us should go back," said Virginia.
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading "EVER VIGILANT" "There's no reason in the world why more than three of us should go back," said Virginia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All right, Vivian, if you insist and are sure you're not too tired.
in or at the place that
From this reading "I know just exactly where she left it.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "EVER VIGILANT" "There's no reason in the world why more than three of us should go back," said Virginia.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "EVER VIGILANT" "There's no reason in the world why more than three of us should go back," said Virginia.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading All right, Vivian, if you insist and are sure you're not too tired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All right, Vivian, if you insist and are sure you're not too tired.
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